"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.